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Am Canadian

I’ve just sent my story ‘That Which Is or May Be Heard’ off to Tesseracts Twelve, a speculative fiction anthology that is exclusively open to Canadian writers. Apparently the response time (no / rewrite request / hold for further consideration) is meant to take less than two weeks. We’ll see about that, but fingers crossed…… Continue reading Am Canadian

The Friday of Satisfaction

My PhD-writing alter ego has had a very satisfying day. I had a great meeting with my supervisor this morning (after a meeting last week that threw me into existential angst, after which I ended up questioning the purpose of writing a PhD — not for the first time, and certainly not for the last). In this morning’s…… Continue reading The Friday of Satisfaction

Morning tea a disgrace

Peacherines are in no way as good as nectarines. Some hybrids just don’t work. Either it’s a peach (too soft, too fuzzy) or else it’s a nectarine (firm oval goodness), but it should not be some mushy, stringy, fence-sitting excuse for a piece of fruit that pretends to be a happy combo of both.

7607 words

Some days, writing just happens. Yesterday, it happened all over the place. I was in the zone for hours, and managed to produce 7607 words. In one day. Mark the day in your calendars; a miracle occurred yesterday. Now I’ve just got to edit the story… we’ll see how my wonderful word count stands up…… Continue reading 7607 words

Bush fires, cattle trucks, nightworks, and near misses

The past 18 hours have nearly convinced me that I shouldn’t venture outside of the house for a while. A flock of helicopters combed the sky near the University yesterday afternoon while I waited for my supervisor to join me for our meeting. My supervisor’s assistant said, “Oh, all of these helicopters are really starting to worry…… Continue reading Bush fires, cattle trucks, nightworks, and near misses

Things to do while not writing your thesis… Part One

1) Watch the sugar-replacement tablets dissolve in your cup of tea. Time how long it takes for them to fade into the surrounding tea gloom (17 seconds)2) Rail inwardlly at the incompetence of the inventor of Blu-tac. Shake your fist at the heavens (or, more accurately, in the Blu-tac inventor’s general direction) as the pictures on…… Continue reading Things to do while not writing your thesis… Part One

People of the Book

I’ve gotten an advanced copy of this book to review for a forthcoming issue of The Adelaide Review – I’m about 150 pages in, and I’m hooked. This is a beautifully crafted piece of work. All authors (fledgling or otherwise) take note: Brooks is a writer that knows how to jump from back story to main narrative with…… Continue reading People of the Book

A writer. Officially.

So yesterday I got my first rejection letter, via email (oh, how the times have changed). With this carefully worded form-letter rejection, I would like to announce that I’ve grasped the magic sword (or poisoned chalice) and I have anointed myself ‘writer’. Officially.Curious about what a rejection letter looks like? Here’s the first specimen (of…… Continue reading A writer. Officially.